公开(公告)号：US20220315110A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17615870

申请日：2020-06-08

Applicant: Zephyros, Inc.

Inventor： Nuria Ignes ,  Bill Barz ,  Manuel Kesseler

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B62D25/06 ,  B62D25/08 ,  B62D29/04

Abstract: The present teachings generally relate to a carrier and method of making the carrier, the carrier comprising: a periphery having: an outer edge, arranged distally along a transverse axis of the carrier, configured to be oriented away from a frame enclosure of a vehicle, an inner edge, arranged distally along the transverse axis, configured to be oriented toward the frame enclosure of the vehicle, and distal ends arranged opposite each other along a longitudinal axis of the carrier; one or more series of ribs having: a cross-sectional pattern, and an orientation along the longitudinal axis, the transverse axis, or both.

公开(公告)号：US20220314780A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17848202

申请日：2022-06-23

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Corporation

Inventor： Seung Min JEONG

IPC: B60K1/04 ,  B62D21/02 ,  B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/20 ,  B62D25/02

Abstract: A body for a vehicle configured for securing safety performance and vehicle rigidity according to a vehicle collision while increasing a battery capacity mounted in the vehicle, may include an internal side member mounted on a center floor in a longitudinal direction of the body; a battery cross member mounted in a width direction of the body inside a battery case provided at a lower end portion of the center floor while intersecting the internal side member; and a coupling structure coupled to the battery case, the battery cross member, and the center floor.

公开(公告)号：US11458526B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US16363797

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Laurent Bernard Chappuis ,  S. George Luckey, Jr. ,  Andrey M Ilinich ,  Keith Zobay

IPC: B23P23/04 ,  B23C3/12 ,  B21D28/02 ,  B21D22/00 ,  B21D53/88 ,  B21D31/00 ,  B21D35/00 ,  B23P15/00 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D65/02

Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for making an article of manufacture from a blank defining an internal opening. A stack of blanks are aligned and the internal openings of the blanks in the stack of blanks are machined by a rotary cutting tool to a finished dimension. The blanks are clamped together before machining in a numerically controlled machine tool. The blanks are subsequently formed individually in a sheet metal forming operation in which the inner perimeter of the internal openings is expanded as the blank is formed.

公开(公告)号：US20220297769A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17569087

申请日：2022-01-05

Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION ,  NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chikara KAWAMURA ,  Tetsuya SUGIYAMA

IPC: B62D29/04 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B60R19/18

Abstract: Provided is a frame which is made of a fiber reinforced composite and has an increased bending strength by suppressing occurrence of buckling. The frame which is made of a fiber reinforced composite includes: a compressive wall part where a compressive stress occurs in a longitudinal direction of the frame when the frame receives a bending load in a normal direction perpendicularly intersecting the longitudinal direction; and a side wall part extending in the normal direction and defining one of corners with the compressive wall part. The compressive wall part includes a longitudinal alignment layer having reinforcement fibers aligned in the longitudinal direction. The side wall part has a surface section composed of a normal directional alignment layer having reinforcement fibers aligned in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and serving as a differential alignment layer.

公开(公告)号：US20220289296A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17827248

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

Inventor： Satoshi Shimizu ,  Masayuki Ishizuka ,  Takashi Komatsu

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/06 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B62D25/02

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a support member of a vehicle body, and a reinforcement member disposed along a longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body to reinforce the support member of the vehicle body. The reinforcement member is a processed product formed by shaping a tubular body, and includes a flange portion that protrudes on an outer peripheral portion and that is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body. The flange portion is joined to the support member of the vehicle body at a location other than locations where the support member of the vehicle body is joined to other members different from the reinforcement member.

公开(公告)号：US11440591B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16593067

申请日：2019-10-04

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Tomohiro Sakurai ,  Kenya Fujimoto ,  Satoshi Ogawa

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/08 ,  B62D27/02 ,  B62D25/20

Abstract: A reinforcement extending in the front-back direction of a vehicle and connecting a rear side member and a center pillar is provided. The reinforcement includes a gusset, an intermediate connecting member, and a pillar-side member. The gusset is connected to the rear side member, and the front end portion of the gusset is connected to the rear surface of the intermediate connecting member. The front surface of the intermediate connecting member is connected to the rear end portion of the pillar-side member. The pillar-side member is connected to the center pillar.

公开(公告)号：US11433821B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US16828560

申请日：2020-03-24

Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Marek Myszkowski ,  Sarah J. Huth ,  Shirena Takai

IPC: B60R5/04 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B60P7/02 ,  B60J7/16 ,  B60P7/08

Abstract: A vehicle includes a cargo area side panel assembly including a first panel and a second panel coupled to the first panel such that the first panel and the second panel cooperate to define a channel. The channel is defined by an upper wall, a lower wall, and a sidewall extending therebetween. The vehicle also includes a cargo cover assembly moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the cargo cover assembly comprises an engagement mechanism configured to engage said channel.

公开(公告)号：US20220250684A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17614147

申请日：2020-05-30

Applicant: Tesseract Structural Innovations, Inc.

Inventor： Henry L. Renegar

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  F16F7/12 ,  B62D25/02

Abstract: Devices and methods for absorbing crash energy via a side sill uniform deceleration unit (UDU) is disclosed. The UDU includes a first layer having a top and a bottom, the top of the first layer arranged to be outwardly facing towards a direction of a crash force when the uniform deceleration unit is installed in a vehicle, a second layer disposed on the bottom of the first layer, the second layer having a rib and web structure with a first arrangement, a third layer disposed on a bottom of the second layer, the third layer having a rib and web structure with a second arrangement, and a fourth layer disposed on a bottom of the third layer, the fourth layer arranged to be inwardly facing when the uniform deceleration unit is installed in the vehicle, wherein the fourth includes a reaction beam arranged to allow the first, second, and third layers to crush. The UDU may be installed in or positioned near the side sill beam.

公开(公告)号：US20220242344A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17578494

申请日：2022-01-19

Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Philipp Kellner ,  Sascha Mostofi ,  Christopher Volkmer ,  Dieter Schiebel ,  Immanuel Vogel ,  Jan Hogenmueller ,  Jan Kretzschmar

IPC: B60R16/04 ,  B62D25/02

Abstract: A motor vehicle body for a motor vehicle includes a battery compartment, a sill, a crossmember arranged in front of the battery compartment in a direction of travel and orthogonally with respect to the sill, and a longitudinal member arranged in front of the crossmember in the direction of travel. A sheet-metal shell is arranged in front of the crossmember between the longitudinal member and an end side of the crossmember.

公开(公告)号：US20220234522A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17156511

申请日：2021-01-22

Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： PETER C. PIPER

IPC: B60R13/04 ,  B60R13/02 ,  B60R5/00 ,  B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/02

Abstract: A customizable exterior panel assembly can include a customizable exterior panel which is configured to be selectively coupled to an inner panel of a vehicle and to a fastening joint of the vehicle. The customizable exterior panel can be selectively coupled to the inner panel by an attachment point of the customizable exterior panel. The fastening joint can effectuate selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel to the inner panel and selectively attaches to the attachment point of the customizable exterior panel for selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel by the attachment point to the fastening joint.